The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.

God doesn't start wars. That's the greatest load of nonsense. Mankind starts wars. But then we bless armies to go and kill in God's name. Somebody's got to blow that myth out of the water.

When all else fails, take a vacation.

Fear's contagious, but so is courage.

We believe in taking down the barriers, but we also believe in the most energetic reconciliation among peoples by getting them to know each other, talk each other's languages, understand each other's fears and beliefs, getting to know each other physically, philosophically and spiritually. It is much harder to kill your near neighbor than the thousands of unknown and hostile aliens at the other end of a nuclear missile. We have to create a world in which there are no unknown, hostile aliens at the other end of any missiles...

To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can do it.

We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work and at play, to be lives of joy and peace.